Toe-weight



(NoModeL) G. O. SHERMAN.

Toe Weight.

No. 241,735.. Patented May 17,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

GEORGE O. SHERMAN, OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

TOE-WEIGHT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 241,735, dated May 17,I881.

Application filed March 29, 1881.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. SHERMAN, a citizen of the United States,resident at Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toe-Weight Attachmentsfor Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the artto whichit appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figurelisatopview,showingtheattachment applied. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for horseshoes forsecuring toeweights thereto.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A rep resents an ordinary horseshoeprovided with the upturned toe-clip a, through which is made a hole, a,on a line with the top of the shoe. In the front of the shoe, below holea, is formed a recess, a

The letter 13 represents a bolt having the end hook, 1), adapted tocatch on the inner surface of the shoe, and provided with a threadedshank 12', adapted to receive a nut, O.

(No model.)

- hook b caught against the inner surface of the shoe. The spur D is putin place, the protruding end of shank b entering the hole d andextending beyond. The projection 61 is placed into recess M, theenlarged head d of the spur resting on the clip, and all held by nut C.

Weights of any desired size, having grooves to lit the spur d, can heslipped upon the latter.

I claim- M In a toe-weight,tl1c combination of the shoe A, having recessa and clip a, provided with hole a, bolt B, not 0, and spur D, havingprojection d and hole 01 substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE G. SHERMAN.

Witnessses:

ALBERT B. HARRIS,

CHAS. T. BACKUS.

